Michigan Milk Producers Association plans to add a 7,500-square-foot processing area to its existing facility in Constantine, Michigan, increasing milk processing capacity by 1.3 million pounds per day. The project involves a $24 million capital investment and is expected to create 11 jobs.

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is building a new compounding facility for Durethan and Pocan engineering plastics at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany, with an investment in the mid double-digit million euro range. Production is expected to start in the second half of 2019, creating around 20 new jobs.

Schmitz Cargobull will add two production lines at its Panevezys, Lithuania plant for S.KO box semi-trailers and M.KO truck box bodies, tripling capacity from 10 to 30 units per day by April 2019. Operations are expected to begin in October 2019.

RECOM announced expansion of its European production capacity by 1 GW within 8 months, including expansion of RECOM Sillia in France to 300 MW by end of 2018 and a new 700 MW facility in Armenia.

StandardAero Component Services opened a new 206,000 sq ft repair facility adjacent to its existing Cincinnati facility, nearly doubling capacity. The company expects to hire 200-300 new technicians and overall investment will exceed $20 million.

LIXIL Group inaugurated a 13,000 sqm expansion at its Aguascalientes, Mexico facility, investing $20.5 million to increase production capacity from 2.3 million to 3.4 million pieces per year and adding 400 jobs.

Heat pump specialist Ochsner is expanding its Haag site by building a third production hall within 18 months, after purchasing land, to address capacity constraints driven by industrial heat pump demand.

Mitsubishi Polyester Film held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a $100 million expansion at its Greer, SC facility, including the installation of the world's largest polyester film line (Line 10).

FUCHS PETROLUB SE announced the purchase of two properties adjacent to its Mannheim site, expanding the site by 25% to 135,000 m². The company will invest approximately EUR 50 million over three to four years in new office and logistics buildings.

Nucor Corp. announced plans to expand its sheet cold mill facility in Hickman, Arkansas, with a new galvanizing line by the first half of 2021. The $240 million investment will add 100 new jobs and increase annual steel producing capacity by 500,000 tons.

Toray Industries Inc. will invest 100 billion won ($89.3 million) from 2019 to 2021 to add production lines at its polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin plant in Gunsan, South Korea. Construction is planned to start in June 2019, with completion in the first half of 2021.

DMG MORI has invested €60 million to expand and digitize its FAMOT plant in Pleszew, Poland, increasing total area to 50,000 sqm and enabling production of 2,000 machine tools per year. The grand opening is scheduled for October 2018.

Amcor announced plans to invest more than $25 million to upgrade its Madison facilities in 2018 and 2019, adding capacity, improving quality and updating technology. The expansion is expected to raise plant employment by close to 50 percent.

Arkema announced a project to increase linear mercaptans production capacity at its Houston, Texas plant by up to 30 percent. The new capacity is expected to come online in the first half of 2020.

JTEKT North America is investing $19.4 million to expand its existing Koyo Bearings production facility in Oconee County, South Carolina. The expansion includes an 18,000-square-foot addition and will create 56 new jobs.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics will invest 500 billion won ($443 million) to increase MLCC production capacity at its plant in Tianjin, China. The new line is expected to be completed by the end of 2019 with full-scale production in 2020.

INOVYN announced its intention to increase production of general purpose PVC at its Jemeppe Site in Belgium, adding 200 kt of capacity. The first phase is expected to be operational in 2020.

Kramer-Werke celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Pfullendorf production site and inaugurated a new training building. The site, built with an investment of around EUR 35 million, has produced about 40,000 wheel loaders and telehandlers since 2008 and currently employs over 500 people.

Invista announced plans to add 40,000 tons of nylon 6/6 polymer capacity to its existing 150,000-ton plant in Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. Construction is targeted for mid-2019 with production scheduled to begin in 2020.

Printpack is expanding its Prescott Valley, Arizona plant with a 100,000 sq ft facility expected to create at least 30 new jobs.

Reabrook Ltd celebrated the opening of a factory extension with a new aerosol production line at its Moira site. The company also transferred to employee ownership.

RMT Metal increased its aluminum alloy ingot casting capacity from 7,000 to 10,000 tons per year with a new smelting furnace investment of 2 million TL. The company operates a foundry in Turkey.

POSCO Chemtech decided to invest 143.3 billion won to expand its second plant in Sejong, South Korea, adding 5,000 pyeong of land and increasing annual production capacity to 20,000 tons of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Construction starts in November 2018 and is expected to be completed by the second half of 2019.

AGCO is investing EUR 10.5 million to expand its Feucht, Germany, competence center for forage harvesting technology, including a new 4,000 sqm assembly hall for mower production.

GOTEK-LITAR has launched a new Hartmann-420 production complex for egg packaging at its facility in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk region. The project cost 335.4 million rubles, supported by the Industrial Development Fund, and will create 46 new jobs with a monthly capacity of 7.5 million 10-egg containers.

Ellwood Engineered Castings is seeking tax abatements to invest $52 million in adding an aluminum casting line at its Hubbard, Ohio foundry. The project is expected to create more than 30 jobs.

Orthman Manufacturing constructed a 115,000 square foot farm equipment manufacturing facility in Lexington, Nebraska, with a $9 million investment. The project retained or created 157 jobs.

CIMAF will launch construction of a second production line at CimGabon's Owendo works near Libreville, adding 0.35Mta of capacity for EUR10m. The line is scheduled to come online in a year.

FIS constructed a new $123 million unit at its Termoli site, doubling capacity to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Dynacast has broken ground on a building extension at its Bräunlingen site in Germany to create space for further growth, following a planned investment that dates back to 2006 plans.

StonePeak, part of Iris Ceramica Group, has completed a $70 million expansion at its Crossville, Tennessee plant to produce 5' x 10' gauged porcelain panels, the first such facility in the US. The expansion adds 160 workers and can produce 1000 panels per day at peak.

Wolfgang Confectioners announced a 78,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its confection manufacturing facility in Loganville, Pennsylvania. The expansion will add new production lines and up to 30 new full-time jobs.

Gutsche, a subsidiary of Lydall Inc., inaugurated a new 1,200-square-meter production hall at its Fulda site for a new product line of technical nonwovens. The expansion cost €1.3 million.

Mid-States Aluminum broke ground on a $20 million investment project to purchase a new extrusion press line and upgrade its facility in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, adding 36 new jobs.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has begun a $26 million expansion at its site in Beaverton, Michigan.

Stonepeak Ceramics announced a $70 million expansion of its Crossville, Tennessee facility, adding a new production line for large-size porcelain panels. The expansion will increase capacity by 20% and create 160 jobs over five years.

Precision Strip, Inc. announced a $16.2 million expansion of its facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, adding 80,000 square feet and 16 new jobs. The expansion includes a new state-of-the-art slitting line.

Dow Chemical Company announced a new specialty resin plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China, to provide resin intermediates for high-value silicone products.

Dow Chemical Company announced low-capital investments including a new hydroxyl functional siloxane polymer plant in Carrollton, Kentucky, and a new specialty resin plant in Zhangjiagang, China, to meet global silicones demand. The projects are expected to deliver fast paybacks.

Reich LLC announced plans to invest $10.9 million in its Arden, North Carolina operations, adding 15 new jobs with wages 40% above the county average. The investment covers new technology, machinery, and equipment.

García de Pou is expanding its factory in Ordis by adding two new warehouses totaling about 15,000 m², doubling storage capacity and adding 23,000 pallet positions. The expansion includes a clad-rack warehouse with Daifuku machines and a shipments warehouse.

Rand-Whitney held a ribbon cutting on September 12, 2018 for a 45,000 sq ft expansion at its headquarters in Worcester, Massachusetts, adding equipment, storage and 22 dock doors.

Legend Valve is completing a nearly $4 million expansion of its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Copeland (Thailand) Limited is expanding capacity at its Rayong plant to 1.0 million compressor units per annum. The plant manufactures 1.5-6.0 HP A/C scroll compressors.

Dow announced incremental siloxane debottleneck and efficiency improvement projects at its Barry, Wales facility, scheduled over the next three years to increase capacity and efficiency.

Lumbermen's Inc. completed the transition of its door division into a 60,000-square-foot expanded facility in Byron Center, Michigan, with roughly 30% more space than the previous building. The multi-million-dollar project increases production and storage capacity.

Andersen Corporation announced its intent to build a new manufacturing and distribution campus in Goodyear, Arizona, with an investment of more than $105 million and creation of over 415 jobs during the first phase.

Entegris Inc has invested US$30 million to expand its clean manufacturing facility in Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia, increasing manufacturing capacity by 30%.

American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC) completed an expansion of its groundwater treatment system at its existing facility in Henderson, Nevada, using a fluidized bed reactor system supplied by Envirogen Technologies. The project increased perchlorate treatment capacity from 130 ppm to 230 ppm.

Nisshinbo Automotive Mfg. Inc. will invest $72 million and create 100 jobs in an expansion of its Covington, Georgia facility that produces copper-free brake pads for automotive manufacturers.